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Meaning of 'appease' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Appease [ v. t.]
- To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Meaning of 'appease' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . appease [ v]
Meaning (1):
- overcome or allay
Example in sentence:
  • quell my hunger
Meaning (2):
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Example in sentence:
  • She managed to mollify the angry customer

Nearby Words:

appair appalachian appall appalled appalling appallment appanage appanagist apparaillyng apparatus

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